Game Events & Opportunities for Students, Designers and Artists
This list is meant to showcase opportunities for indie developers, students and those working in experimental play. If you are looking for more comprehensive or industry focused lists be sure to check out: gameindustry.biz, promoter.app, gameconf.com, pixelprospector. This is a work in progress so If you have an addition, edit or some feedback you would like to share, please get in touch: gamelab@mica.edu
| Name | Focus | Location | Submission Deadline | Festival | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A MAZE | indie video | Berlin, DE | Mar - early | April - late | $60 |
| Adobe Achievement Awards | student games | Las Vegas, NV | June - mid | Oct - mid | 0 |
| alt.ctrl.GDC | experimental play | San Francisco, CA | Dec- early | Feb- late | 0 |
| BIG Festival | indie video | São Paulo, BR | Apr - late | June - mid | 0 |
| Boston FIG | indie video and tabletop | Boston, MA | Apr - late | Sept - late | $60 |
| Come Out and Play | live action games | New York, NY | May - late | July - late | 0 |
| Come Out and Play SF | live action games | San Francisco, CA | Aug - early | Sept - late | 0 |
| Counter Play | experimental play | Aarhaus, DK | Nov - late | April - early | 0 |
| DigiPlaySpace | experimental play | Toronto, CA | Apr - late | Feb - mid | 0 |
| E3 College Competition | student games | Los Angeles, CA | Apr - mid | June - mid | 0 |
| experimental play | San Francisco, CA | Jan - early | May - early | 0 | |
| Fantastic Arcade | indie video and tabletop | Austin, TX | Aug - mid | Sept - late | $10 |
| Games for Change | serious games | New York, NY | Mar - early | July - late | 0 |
| GameScape | indie video and tabletop | Baltimore, MD | Apr - early | July - late | 0 |
| GaymerX East : Indie Space | games by LGBTQ designers | New York, NY | July- early | Nov - early | 0 |
| GDC / Indie Mega Booth | indie video and tabletop | San Francisco, CA | Oct - late | Feb - late | 40$ |
| IGF | indie video and tabletop | San Francisco, CA | Oct - late | Feb- late | $25 |
| IndieCade | indie video and tabletop | Los Angeles, CA | May - early | Oct - mid | $95 |
| INDIGO | indie video | Utrecht, NL | May - mid | June - late | 0 |
| MAGFest | indie video and tabletop | Nat. Harbor, MD | Sept - mid | Feb - mid | 0 |
| Now Play This | experimental play | London, UK | Jan - mid | April - early | 0 |
| Out of Index | experimental play | Seoul, KR | May - late | July - late | 0 |
| Pax East / Indie Mega Booth | indie video and tabletop | Boston, MA | Dec - late | Mar - early | $40 |
| Pax West / Indie Mega Booth | indie video and tabletop | Seattle, WA | Dec - late | May - early | 40 |
| Play Festival | experimental play | Hamburg, DE | July - mid | Nov - early | 0 |
| Playin Siegen | live action games | Siegen, DE | March - mid | May - early | 0 |
| QGCON Arcade | games by LGBTQ designers | Los Angeles, CA | Oct - early | Mar - late | 0 |
| Radius | indie video and tabletop | London & Vienna | June - late | July - late | 0 |
| SAAM Arcade | indie video and tabletop | Washington, DC | Apr - mid | Aug - early | 0 |
| Stugan | indie game incubator | Stockholm, SE | Mar - late | June - Aug | 0 |
| SXSW: Indie Corner | indie video | Austin, TX | Dec - early | Mar - mid | $20 |
| SXSW: Student Showcase | student games | Austin, TX | Jan - early | Mar - mid | 0 |
| Terminus | student games | Atlanta, Georgia | Apr - early | June - late | 0 |
| UnPub | table top | Baltimore, MD | Jan - early | Mar - mid | $45 |
| Vector Festival | experimental play | Toronto, CA | Mar - early | July - mid | 0 |
